Gengar 17/99 · Arceus

Gengar is Pokédex #094, generation 1 (Kanto). Gengar is a Stage 2 Psychic Pokémon with 120 HP. The card lists level 46. The card says it evolves from Haunter. In this catalog that name is Haunter (#093).

Gengar sits at 17/99 in Arceus, position 17 of 111. Before it is 16 Gengar, and after it is 18 Glalie. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on November 4, 2009. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Sharpshooting lists no damage number. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 40 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Poison Jab is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Weakness is Darkness +30. Resistance is Colorless -20. The flavor text reads "The leer that floats in darkness belongs to a Gengar delighting in casting curses on people."

Gengar (#094) has 52 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 35 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Gengar 5/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 49 other cards of Gengar list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Arceus set binder is where a full Arceus set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Gengar can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Gengar and the Gastly line and Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.